Chapter 146: Inheritance! 6 Paths Palace
Chapter 146: Chapter 146: Inheritance! 6 Paths Palace
"Very decisive."
Zhu Ge nodded. "But what about when the Fish Scale Martial Arts Hall comes to retaliate against me afterward?"
"If you can replace him, that would be ideal." The Jianshui City Lord smiled and then waved his hand.
BANG!!
The doors of the Fish Scale Martial Arts Hall suddenly burst open.
Behind them, a middle-aged man stood with a grim expression, surrounded by a group of First Realm Martial Artists in silver armor.
"Greetings, City Lord."
The middle-aged man clasped his hands in a fist-and-palm salute before turning to Zhu Ge. "For the pain of losing my son, I will have my revenge."
Zhu Ge’s expression was placid.
"Excellent." The Jianshui City Lord clapped and laughed. "Matters between gentlemen should be settled out in the open. Life and death are in your own hands. You two shall fight right here."
After speaking, the Jianshui City Lord floated up into the sky and addressed the crowd.
"Everyone, feel free to get on the walls for a closer look. If Yu Busa dies, the Fish Scale Martial Arts Hall will be no more, and all its assets will belong to this Young Master Zhu."
"If Young Master Zhu fails, then his body will die and his dao will dissipate."
A duel!
A duel to the death, right here and now!
"A duel to the death on the spot? How many years has it been since one of those?"
"I never thought the City Lord would still be the same after all these years!"
"I heard this young man’s Martial Arts Heart is extraordinary, roaring like the mighty Yellow River. I wonder if Yu Busa can stand against him."
"Yu Busa is a battle-hardened, late-stage Mountain Shattering Realm Martial Artist. The reputation of his Fish Scale Blade is nothing to scoff at."
"This is sure to be a clash of titans!"
The crowd swarmed onto the walls to watch.
Among the onlookers were followers of the Martial Dao, the Immortal Dao, the Confucian Dao, and more. There were even some Second Realm existences present.
There was a simple reason for this: the sound of Zhu Ge’s Martial Arts Heart had been so terrifying it was heard across half the city.
That was why so many had gathered now.
Of course, even Zhu Ge hadn’t expected the Jianshui City Lord to be so decisive, pitting him against the Fish Scale Martial Arts Hall on the spot.
’Instead of siding with a Martial Arts Hall that has been deeply entrenched in Jianshui City for years, he’s offering a measure of fairness?’
This, however, suited Zhu Ge just fine.
Truthfully, Zhu Ge’s journey had been remarkably swift.
This was thanks to the pressure of life-and-death situations, the power of his Cultivation Technique, and, most importantly, the legacy of a great civilization from his past life.
But he didn’t dare underestimate people like the master of the Fish Scale Martial Arts Hall, who had walked the line between life and death and held dominion over one place for many years.
Zhu Ge had managed to trap and kill the Raincoat Fisherman and the Fungus God as a mere First Realm cultivator, not just by sacrificing his lifespan for special traits.
A more critical factor had been the arrogance and underestimation of his enemies, the Raincoat Fisherman and the Fungus God.
’If one day I lose my caution because I’m confident in my own strength, I’ll become the next Raincoat Fisherman.’
For that reason, he had originally planned to force Yu Busa, the master of the Fish Scale Martial Arts Hall, to come out and fight during this operation.
He just hadn’t expected the Jianshui City Lord to arrange it so directly.
But just as he’d thought, a direct confrontation with the master of the Fish Scale Martial Arts Hall was exactly what he wanted.
"You don’t know your place."
Just then, Yu Busa, still standing at the entrance, snorted coldly and drew a saber from behind his back.
It was a great saber over a meter long. The blade was covered in raised, scale-like patterns and overflowed with Spiritual Qi.
"This is my treasured weapon, a Spirit-Level Top-Grade Thousand-Blade Saber." Yu Busa’s eyes were filled with hatred. "Since you’ve ended my bloodline, I will repay you a hundredfold!"
Zhu Ge said coolly, "That’s not important. Come."
Although Zhu Ge’s expression was calm, he had long been prepared to face him.
He showed contempt on the surface, but in truth, he understood the principle of a lion using its full strength even to catch a rabbit.
In the next instant, Zhu Ge’s body remained motionless as he raised the Purgatory Star Rod high with his right hand.
CLANG!!!
It turned out that Yu Busa had charged the moment his words fell, only to have his attack blocked by Zhu Ge.
"A fine rod!" the Jianshui City Lord exclaimed in admiration from above, clapping his hands and chuckling lightly.
The next moment, Zhu Ge’s body was still perfectly immobile, but his left hand shot forward in a deceptively simple motion.
Seeing this move, Yu Busa’s eyes widened. Blood Qi instantly flooded his entire body to block Zhu Ge’s hand.
"Deer’s Charge."
Zhu Ge softly uttered two words.
BOOM!!!
In an instant, Yu Busa’s body was sent flying backward, slamming into a nearby wall.
After just a single clash, Yu Busa was already at a disadvantage.
The crowd erupted in an uproar.
"His physical body is that powerful!?" said another Martial Arts Hall master, his face filled with shock.
"Old Zhang, aren’t all you Martial Dao practitioners like this?" a young man in Confucian robes asked curiously. "I remember you can withstand the bite of a Second Realm Tiger Demon."
"It’s different." The man shook his head. "We need to use Blood Qi to enhance our physical strength. But this young man... he seems more like an Ancient Body Refining Martial Artist."
A Body Refining Martial Artist!
Hearing this, some of the surrounding Cultivators felt a jolt in their hearts as they recalled related rumors.
Meanwhile, Zhu Ge hadn’t stopped.
BOOM!!!
He left only an afterimage in his place as he unleashed a series of ferocious attacks on Yu Busa.
Yu Busa reacted quickly. Having lost the initial exchange, he immediately switched to a defensive stance, hoping to seize an opportunity to turn the tables.
However, since Yu Busa had fallen behind in the very first exchange, a comeback was now all but impossible.
What awaited him was a torrential storm of attacks from Zhu Ge.
Zhu Ge’s Martial Arts Heart was named Origin!
The so-called Heart of Origin meant that his every move contained every Martial Art and skill he had ever learned.
Whether it was the Great Python’s Constriction, the Old Ox Raises its Head, the Wrathful Vajra Palm, or the Five Animals Qigong, all were contained within his every strike and stance.
Yu Busa’s Spirit-Level Top-Grade Thousand-Blade Saber seemed to possess some miraculous qualities, but under Zhu Ge’s assault, he couldn’t bring even a fraction of its power to bear.
CRACK!!
Seizing the opportunity, Zhu Ge smashed Yu Busa’s wrist with his rod, and the Thousand-Blade Saber fell to the ground with a clatter.
"Wait!!"
Yu Busa looked up in a panic, trying to say something,
But Zhu Ge’s killing intent was unwavering. He thrust the rod upward, shattering Yu Busa’s jaw and continuing on to smash his entire head.
The Mountain Shattering Realm Martial Artist, Yu Busa of the Fish Scale Martial Arts Hall... was dead!
Zhu Ge and Yu Busa had fought for only a few minutes, yet the victor was already decided!
In reality, this was the result of Zhu Ge holding back.
He hadn’t used the special abilities of the Purgatory Star Rod, nor had he fully unleashed his Martial Arts Heart.
He had used only a fraction of his strength to beat Yu Busa to death.
"As of today, the Fish Scale Martial Arts Hall is no more," Zhu Ge announced coolly. "As for Yu Busa’s position as Jingzhe Official..."
Zhu Ge looked toward the Jianshui City Lord.
"The position of Jingzhe Official will naturally be yours to take over." The Jianshui City Lord’s expression didn’t change in the slightest; he still wore that same affable smile. "I will not linger here any longer. Little friend, if you have the time, you may visit my residence to drink tea and discuss the dao with me."
With that, the Jianshui City Lord flew into the sky and departed.
Only then did many of the onlookers finally snap back to their senses.
The next moment, the crowd exploded into a frenzy.
"He’s dead?! He just died like that?!"
"That was Yu Busa! His Fish Scale Thousand-Blade Saber has killed no fewer than a hundred masters!"
"More than that! I saw Young Master Zhu—he wasn’t even flushed or out of breath. He clearly wasn’t using his full strength!"
"Right, what’s this Young Master Zhu’s full name? I’m telling you, the skies over Jianshui City are about to change!"
The crowd buzzed with discussion, but seeing this, Zhu Ge’s heart remained as calm as still water.
’This is just the beginning.’
’These people probably wouldn’t understand what I’m about to do anyway.’
However, now that he had killed Yu Busa and Yu Rui, Zhu Ge could finally begin to build his own power base.
"Starting today, I hereby announce that the Fish Scale Martial Arts Hall is abolished. In its place, I will establish a new legacy. Its name will be..."
"The Six Paths Palace!"